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South Asian Monetary Integration in Light of the Optimum Currency Area Criteria Patterns of Shocks: A Comment

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  • Sweta Chaman Saxena

    (Department of Economics University of Pittsburgh, 3E15 Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Email: ssaxena@pitt.edu.)

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The objective of this note is to bring out the inconsistency in empirical estimation and conclusions that are derived in Maskay (2001). The estimation of the structural VAR model doesn't reject the over-identifying restrictions for all countries, as emphasized by Maskay (2001). The correlation coefficients of the supply shocks do show subsets of countries that can possibly form an OCA. The size and the speed of adjustment point out that any loss in policy independence may be negligible.

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  • Sweta Chaman Saxena, 2002. "South Asian Monetary Integration in Light of the Optimum Currency Area Criteria Patterns of Shocks: A Comment," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 3(2), pages 265-280, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soueco:v:3:y:2002:i:2:p:265-280
    DOI: 10.1177/139156140200300210
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    2. Nephil Matangi Maskay, 2002. "South Asian Monetary Integration in Light of the Optimum Currency Area Criteria Patterns of Shocks: A Reply," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 3(2), pages 281-284, September.
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    1. Nephil Matangi Maskay, 2002. "South Asian Monetary Integration in Light of the Optimum Currency Area Criteria Patterns of Shocks: A Reply," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 3(2), pages 281-284, September.
    2. Genberg, Hans & Siklos, Pierre L., 2010. "Revisiting the shocking aspects of Asian monetary unification," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(5), pages 445-455, October.

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